Abstract
Two new fungal rots, Phomopsis folliculicola and Fusarium decemcellulare, of cacao fruits collected from Kerala (Southern India) are described together with their etiology.
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The authors are with the Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science, Research Institute, Pune 411004, India.
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Rao, V.G., Mani Varghese, K.I. On two fungal rots of cacao. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 7, 428–430 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00329412
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